On DarkHorse, Ivermectin, and Vaccine Hesitancy The following transcript comes from an interview for Iconoclast: Ideas that have Shaped the Culture Wars. It was conducted by Mark Halloran with Eric Topol on October 14th, 2021. Mark Halloran is Editor of Iconoclast. He holds a PhD in biochemistry and a BA in Behavioural Science. Eric Topol is Mark Halloran 22 Mar 2022 · 24 min read
The Ideological Aversion to Harm Reduction Putting a patient under general anesthesia is a dangerous business. Waking a patient up from anesthesia is an ugly one. After I turn off the gas the patient typically thrashes and writhes like a sinner in Hell. Yet such resistance has never bothered me. I don’t want good and Ronald W. Dworkin 17 Mar 2022 · 9 min read
‘As We See It’ and the Changing Discussion About Autism The show frankly acknowledges issues frequently haunting persons on the autism spectrum. Jonathan Mitchell 28 Jan 2022 · 6 min read
Autism or Encephalitis? My Son’s Misdiagnosis and Our Family’s Season in Hell Encephalitis recovery often takes years, not months, and some patients never fully recover. S. Stiles 21 Jan 2022 · 19 min read
Outback Australia and the Information Wars For several years now, David Cole has been a minor celebrity in the Northern Territory of Australia on account of his colorful conspiracy theories. While few people take anything he has to say seriously, many of us in the Territory enjoy wondering what he’s going to come up with Matthew Blackwell 7 Dec 2021 · 14 min read
What is Happening to My Profession? Some of the people who are refusing the life-saving COVID vaccine are alienated from mainstream institutions, which they view as house organs of the political Left rather than trustworthy arbiters of truth. Sally Satel 30 Nov 2021 · 10 min read
‘It works! It works! It works!’: Jonas Salk and the Vaccine that Conquered Polio Americans turned on their radios, department stores set up loudspeakers, and judges suspended trials so that everyone in the courtroom could hear what Francis was about to say. Paul A. Offit 29 Oct 2021 · 8 min read
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Meaning of Human Suffering Every situation is distinguished by its uniqueness, and there is always only one right answer to the problem posed by the situation at hand. Samuel Kronen 28 Oct 2021 · 27 min read
Vaccinology, Immunology, and COVID-19 Vaccine technology has sped ahead, serving the critical function to break the link between infection and poor outcomes. Jesse Pelletier 6 Oct 2021 · 6 min read
Understanding the Motivated Reasoning of Anti-Vax Refuseniks Vaccine refusal also correlates with a feeling of alienation from the wider culture—what sociologists call “anomie.” Richard Redding 15 Sep 2021 · 6 min read
Children Are Lonelier Than Ever. Can Anything Be Done? Loneliness was generally stable (with the bright spot being a significant drop in Asia) from 2000 to 2012 and then quickly reversed itself in all regions. Camilo Ortiz and Stephanie De Leo 16 Aug 2021 · 9 min read
Who Will Save Us From Racist AI? The researchers analyzed multiple databases and the findings were striking—the ML models were able to predict self-reported race (classified as Asian, black, and white) with astonishing precision. Zachary Robert Caverley 15 Aug 2021 · 9 min read
Vexed by the Un-Vaxxed Civil society is based on the fundamental premise that we give up certain liberties to secure tranquility, defense, welfare, and greater liberty, such as the freedom from fatal diseases. Michael Shermer 14 Aug 2021 · 13 min read
The World Economic Forum and the Misleading Politics of Gender Equality Women fall behind in countries with low levels of economic and social development, largely due to poor educational opportunities. David C. Geary and Gijsbert Stoet 6 Aug 2021 · 12 min read
Gender Transition and Desistance in Teenage Girls: Two Psychotherapeutic Case Studies Detransitioners and desisters can also feel angry at psychiatric and medical specialists, who they understandably believe have not adequately assessed their motivations for requesting medical intervention. Susan Evans and Marcus Evans 30 Jul 2021 · 27 min read